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Originally Posted by Norm Peterson
Equal to whichever car has the better tire (and wheel) package would be entirely sufficient. Just getting the playing field closer to level is all.
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And then what happens when the Mustang loses and the fanboys claim that the tire wasn't optimal to the Mustang's chassis? Or what if the Mustang boys claim that the tires used already had X amount of miles on them like they tried to claim in the GT350R/ZL1 H2H. There will always be an excuse why the Mustang loses. All this will do is cost more money.
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Originally Posted by Norm Peterson
Because it's a waste of print and a waste of an enthusiast's time to read about something where the results should have been as apparent as the outcome between this year's LII Eagles and your local college team. The situation could have been completely reversed with the Mustang expected to come out on top by a similar margin (and doing so) - and I'd feel exactly the same about MT's decision.
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How was it a waste when the Mustang just got all these performance improvements? Doesn't it seem fair to see how this 460 HP PP1 Mustang GT does as opposed to how the outgoing 435 HP PP1 Mustang did? And as mentioned before, back when this was scheduled, how do we even know that MT knew a PP2 was going to be available or what it would have? Ford plays these dumbass games where they keep people guessing for extended periods of time to the point that nobody cares anymore when they finally do release info. And even still we have to wait for the PP2. Why should this new and improved GT go almost an entire year without being tested against the Camaro? And since it is the best GT available right now, why shouldn't it be compared to the comparably priced, comparable trim level, and the best Camaro SS available right now?
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Originally Posted by davef
Motorcycle mags that do track tests (obviously we're talking about sportbikes) of bikes that they're reviewing always put the same tires on all the bikes for the track portion of the evaluation. Of course, the set of tires only cost about $350 and they are almost always the same size front and back. Nonetheless, I've always wished that the car mags would do that as well. Along with dynoing each contestant like the bike mags do.
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So would MT have to do this for every performance car they test all the time? How often should the tires be changed? And which ones should they use? And I ask again, what happens when the Mustang loses and the fanboys complain about the specific tire used or claim it had more wear on it than the Camaro or this or that or any other excuse they seem to excel at creating?